mike3411

Symlinks for network drives was one of the features added in Vista, there is some more detail at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTFS_symbolic_link WinXP users need to upgrade to Vista or Win7, or use Linux. Another option would be to copy the files from the network drive onto the local drive, then copy the modified city file back onto the network. It's more manual steps, but should also work

This is a method for sharing a region between multiple players, across the internet. It is experimental and may contain errors. Requirements Windows Vista, 7 or Linux (other OS may work if they can run Simcity and allow symlinks) Wuala with filesystem integration enabled (Linux guide: http://www.wuala.com/en/support/faq/c/19#id001912 ) Player 1 (moderator) Create a group (public is okay) Start SimCity 4 Create a new region Move the region directory to the group Linux: mv ~/SimCity\ 4/Regions/[Region] ~/wuala/direct/mygroups/[Group]/ Example: mv ~/SimCity\ 4/Regions/Test\ Region/ ~/wuala/direct/mygroups/SimCity\ 4\ Multiplayer/ Create a symlink Linux: ln -s ~/wuala/direct/mygroups/[Group]/[Region] ~/SimCity\ 4/Regions/[Region] Example: ln -s ~/wuala/direct/mygroups/SimCity\ 4\ Multiplayer/Test\ Region/ ~/SimCity\ 4/Regions/Test\ Region Windows: mklink C:\Users\[username]\SimCity 4\Regions\[Region] W:\mygroups\[Group]\[Region] Load the region in Simcity Load a land area and start a new city. Save it Player 2 (and more) Create symlink Linux: ln -s ~/wuala/direct/mygroups/[Group]/[Region]/ ~/SimCity\ 4/Regions/[Region] Example: ln -s ~/wuala/direct/mygroups/SimCity\ 4\ Multiplayer/Test\ Region/ ~/SimCity\ 4/Regions/Test\ Region Windows: mklink C:\Users\[username]\SimCity 4\Regions\[Region] W:\mygroups\[Group]\[Region] Load another land area and start a new city. Save it Have fun! Try these examples to join a test region: [Group] = SimCity 4 Multiplayer [Region] = Test Region [username] = (your username on your system) This method should work for any filesharing system, if the permissions are set correctly. One reason for using Wuala is because it sets these automatically. This guide is preliminary and questions or corrections are welcome here and in groups on Wuala http://www.wuala.com/SimCity%204%20Multiplayer and Friendfeed http://friendfeed.com/simcity-4-multiplayer

This is a method for sharing a region between multiple players, across the internet. It is experimental and may contain errors. Requirements Windows Vista, 7 or Linux (other OS may work if they can run Simcity and allow symlinks) Wuala with filesystem integration enabled (Linux guide: http://www.wuala.com/en/support/faq/c/19#id001912 ) Player 1 (moderator) Create a group (public is okay) Start SimCity 4 Create a new region Move the region directory to the group Linux: mv ~/SimCity\ 4/Regions/[Region] ~/wuala/direct/mygroups/[Group]/ Example: mv ~/SimCity\ 4/Regions/Test\ Region/ ~/wuala/direct/mygroups/SimCity\ 4\ Multiplayer/ Create a symlink Linux: ln -s ~/wuala/direct/mygroups/[Group]/[Region] ~/SimCity\ 4/Regions/[Region] Example: ln -s ~/wuala/direct/mygroups/SimCity\ 4\ Multiplayer/Test\ Region/ ~/SimCity\ 4/Regions/Test\ Region Windows: mklink C:\Users\[username]\SimCity 4\Regions\[Region] W:\mygroups\[Group]\[Region] Load the region in Simcity Load a land area and start a new city. Save it Player 2 (and more) Create symlink Linux: ln -s ~/wuala/direct/mygroups/[Group]/[Region]/ ~/SimCity\ 4/Regions/[Region] Example: ln -s ~/wuala/direct/mygroups/SimCity\ 4\ Multiplayer/Test\ Region/ ~/SimCity\ 4/Regions/Test\ Region Windows: mklink C:\Users\[username]\SimCity 4\Regions\[Region] W:\mygroups\[Group]\[Region] Load another land area and start a new city. Save it Have fun! Try these examples to join a test region: [Group] = SimCity 4 Multiplayer [Region] = Test Region [username] = (your username on your system) This method should work for any filesharing system, if the permissions are set correctly. One reason for using Wuala is because it sets these automatically. This guide is preliminary and questions or corrections are welcome here and in groups on Wuala http://www.wuala.com/SimCity%204%20Multiplayer and Friendfeed http://friendfeed.com/simcity-4-multiplayer

This is a method for sharing a region between multiple players, across the internet. It is experimental and may contain errors. Requirements Windows Vista, 7 or Linux (other OS may work if they can run Simcity and allow symlinks) Wuala with filesystem integration enabled (Linux guide: http://www.wuala.com/en/support/faq/c/19#id001912 ) Player 1 (moderator) Create a group (public is okay) Start SimCity 4 Create a new region Move the region directory to the group Linux: mv ~/SimCity\ 4/Regions/[Region] ~/wuala/direct/mygroups/[Group]/ Example: mv ~/SimCity\ 4/Regions/Test\ Region/ ~/wuala/direct/mygroups/SimCity\ 4\ Multiplayer/ Create a symlink Linux: ln -s ~/wuala/direct/mygroups/[Group]/[Region] ~/SimCity\ 4/Regions/[Region] Example: ln -s ~/wuala/direct/mygroups/SimCity\ 4\ Multiplayer/Test\ Region/ ~/SimCity\ 4/Regions/Test\ Region Windows: mklink C:\Users\[username]\SimCity 4\Regions\[Region] W:\mygroups\[Group]\[Region] Load the region in Simcity Load a land area and start a new city. Save it Player 2 (and more) Create symlink Linux: ln -s ~/wuala/direct/mygroups/[Group]/[Region]/ ~/SimCity\ 4/Regions/[Region] Example: ln -s ~/wuala/direct/mygroups/SimCity\ 4\ Multiplayer/Test\ Region/ ~/SimCity\ 4/Regions/Test\ Region Windows: mklink C:\Users\[username]\SimCity 4\Regions\[Region] W:\mygroups\[Group]\[Region] Load another land area and start a new city. Save it Have fun! Try these examples to join a test region: [Group] = SimCity 4 Multiplayer [Region] = Test Region [username] = (your username on your system) This method should work for any filesharing system, if the permissions are set correctly. One reason for using Wuala is because it sets these automatically. This guide is preliminary and questions or corrections are welcome here and in groups on Wuala http://www.wuala.com/SimCity%204%20Multiplayer and Friendfeed http://friendfeed.com/simcity-4-multiplayer

Well I'm going to give this a try, I have renamed my C:\Program Files\Maxis\SimCity 4 Deluxe\Radio folder as well as the C:\Program Files\Maxis\SimCity 4 Deluxe\Sound.dat file, since loading any files is certain to use precious RAM. However, I don't know if there is any difference between doing this or simply disabling sound and music in the in-game options.

I'm not sure how this thread got bumped but as I recall the issue was just that some custom lots employed more people than I expected. So if you're having the same problem, check out the lot's Capacity Satisfied [0x27812834] or Demand Created [0x27812841] Property (see Tropod's post for details) and adjust the number of employees when needed.

Here are some screenshots that should clarify the problem: this is a normal bus stop, which has two jobs. the proper number of people commute, and everyone else cannot find jobs. custom bus station, as you can see way too many people are commuting to work at the bus stop. i don't remember the name of this lot, but it came in a set with a modern, NYC, and rural style bus stop if anyone else remembers the name. i don't think the problem has to do with the specific lot, the same problem occurs with all custom transportation lots. this is the ninja boulevard kiosk, again way too many people working there i moved in a bunch of sims to see where they said they worked, every one said that they worked at the ninja boulevard kiosk same problem with a custom train station, i think this is marrast's. 96 people went to work there, i'm not sure what the maximum workers would be, it seemed to max at around 100 but this may have been due to commute time or other issues. I'm still not sure why this is happening, I have a handful of mods, and a number of custoom lots installed but i didn't notice when exactly this problem cropped up, so its difficult to tell which if any of these caused this. I guess the next step would be start removing the custom stuff and see what fixes this, but I'm pretty unsure as to what might cause this problem. Interestingly, a custom bus station that I made (custom in that I loaded the default bus station, changed a few props, and saved it as a new station) has no problems. Thanks for the help tropod, grandpa_al & all, I hope i've explained the issue well. Any ideas?

*bump* Anyone have _any_ ideas/suggestions? I still havent been able to resolve this...